People v. Lopez-Jovel

107 A.D.3d 743, 965 N.Y.S.2d 882

• Court: Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
• Decided: June 5, 2013
• Status: Published

Opinion

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Berkowitz, J.), rendered October 28, 2009, convicting him of robbery in the first degree, unlawful imprisonment in the first degree, and criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree, upon his plea of guilty, and imposing sentence. Assigned counsel has submitted a brief in accordance with Anders v California (386 US 738 [1967]), in which he moves for leave to withdraw as counsel for the appellant.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

We are satisfied with the sufficiency of the brief filed by the defendant’s assigned counsel pursuant to Anders v California (386 US 738 [1967]), and, upon an independent review of the record, we conclude that there are no nonfrivolous issues which could be raised on the appeal. Counsel’s application for leave to withdraw as counsel is, therefore, granted (see Anders v California, 386 US 738 [1967]; Matter of Giovanni S. [Jasmin A.], 89 AD3d 252 [2011]; People v Paige, 54 AD2d 631 [1976]; cf. People v Gonzalez, 47 NY2d 606 [1979]). Angiolillo, J.P., Balkin, Austin and Miller, JJ., concur.